Blog Post # 12 What Assisitive Technologies Are Availiable to You As A Teacher?

 

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Teachers use digital pens to record the notes they

take. They will take the notes then they will

upload the notes to the computer to show to their

students on a smartboard or projector. The digital

pen can be a great resourse for students because

they can put their notes on the computer and

organize them. It can be especial helpful for students with disabilties because they can record the teacher talking then can be uploaded to the computer and converted to notes. the digital pen is slightly bigger than a stylus but very easy to use. Some particular pens require a certain type of paper but it is not that expensive.WikiPedia
Another type of digital pen was made by Leap Frog.
It allows the kid to slide the pen over the word
and it will read it to the kid so they can repeat it.
Researched By: Heather Trawick

<b>iPads</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aqR0Rg5Fqu8/VFgJ8bTSnAI/AAAAAAAAA_I/YSX6kqmpYrY/s1600/ipadClassroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="iPad sitting on top of some books" title="njea.org" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aqR0Rg5Fqu8/VFgJ8bTSnAI/AAAAAAAAA_I/YSX6kqmpYrY/s320/ipadClassroom.jpg" /></a></div>

iPads or tablets are a great way to use assistive technology because of all the apps they have available. One of my favorite apps was iCommunicate it allows students to design their own storyboards, flash cards and more. Another one is myHomework it lets students get their homework and everything for their classes together in one app. It is very easy to use and works great. The last one I want to talk about is Dragon Dictation. It is an easy voice recognition app that allows you to speak and see what you have said in text. It is 5 times faster than just typing on a keyboard.<br />

~Sources~<br />

<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/icommunicate/id320986580?mt=8">iCommunicate</a><br />

<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/myhomework/id303490844?mt=8">myHomework</a>

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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dragon-dictation/id341446764?mt=8">Dragon Dictation</a>

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Research by Kaitlyn McLarty

I chose to do "Electronic Worksheets". <a href="http://www.synapseadaptive.com/intellitools/math_pad_plus.htm" target=_"blank"> MathPad and MathPad Plus </a> are websites that a teacher can use to make his or her own worksheets for students that might have ADHD or might need help refining their motor skills. The Mathpad version is for grades K-2 and it helps them with borrowing and adding. The Mathpadplus version is for grades 3-5 and it helps them with decimals, fractions, and word problems. Both of these electronic worksheets will read the problem to students. Students can use headphones when using these worksheets so that they do no distract other students.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jewD7TU6ScQ/VFlQwVXyVII/AAAAAAAAALs/WGKw3H0WPpo/s1600/MathPad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mathpad" title="assistivetech.sf.k12.sd.us" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jewD7TU6ScQ/VFlQwVXyVII/AAAAAAAAALs/WGKw3H0WPpo/s320/MathPad.jpg" /></a></div>

Research by Jessica Mayo. 

The SmartBoard was created by research. Inventors used projectors, the white board, computers, and computer applications to create the SmartBoard. This combination and interactiveness created the ability to “touch control computer applications.” (wikipedia). Students with physical handicaps can use the SmartBoard as an assistive  tool because it oprerates with the touch of the finger, or a stick. Math, Science, English, and searching the web for helpful information on school assignments are at the students request with just a touch on the white interactive board.

Work Cited

SmartBoard. www.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/smartboard   

By Edna Montgomery